Stay up to date, get our newsletter [contactpost] Hello. Yifei He, your immigration and criminal defense lawyer today. I, I’ll be talking about the recent protests on the college campuses as it relates to criminal charges for the students involved in particular. I wanna emphasize that if you’re a student and you get arrested for, […]

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Processing Times for USCIS Petition The number of months that elapse between the date USCIS receives an application, petition, or request and the date they complete and come to a decision on an application under normal circumstances is called the processing time. Every single type of application submitted to USCIS has a different processing time. […]

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Is it a Requirement to Hire an Immigration Attorney when I am Applying for the H1B Visa? Your H1B sponsor (employer) will be taking care of the petition and application process. Even the sponsor does not technically have to hire an attorney and may file the visa without one. However, due to the complexity of […]

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What Type of Program is this Visa for? F1: F1 visas are granted to foreign individuals in an academic or English Language program which often involves a core academic curriculum. F1 visas are the most common form of international student visas since it involves a more traditional educational program. M1: M1 visas are granted to […]

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Public K-12 Schools As a F1 or M1 student, you may not attend a public school in the United States for any grade level between kindergarten through 8th grade. This is because public schools with these grade levels (also referred to as primary schools) are ineligible for Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) Certification. No […]

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Thinking about post-graduation in the United States as an international student can be very worrying and speculative. This article contains tips and information to ease your mind and direct you on the pathway to working in the United States after graduating from an undergraduate or graduate program. Overview of F1 to OPT to H1B and […]

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What is Optional Practical Training? Optical practical training (OPT) is one type of work permission available for eligible F-1 students. It allows students to get real world work experience related to their field of study. There are three general types of OPT: Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 students Curricular Practical Training (CPT) for F-1 […]

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Hello everyone. Yifei He your immigration lawyer . And today I’ll be continuing my discussion on the benefits of a Student Subscription Program. So imagine you, as a student coming into the United States, your dreams and your future wide open ahead of you. But one catch is that you have to run into the […]

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